Inside tip · Flinders Ranges & Wilpena Pound
Ikara, the Adnyamathanha name for Wilpena Pound, means what?
Answer: The meeting place
Ikara means 'the meeting place'. It has always been, and always will be, a place where people meet.
The Adnyamathanha people are the park's traditional owners and have co-managed it with the South Australian Government since 2011. The park was renamed Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park in 2015.
Source: SA Department for Environment and Water: Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park Management Plan
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